John Tonelli

Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1957
Age: 69
Place of Birth: Milton, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

John Tonelli Facts

Player Type: Grinder
Drafted: 1977 round 2 #33 overall by New York Islanders

Brother: Ray Tonelli
Sons: Jordan Tonelli, Zackary Tonelli
Cousins: Ryan Jones, Joshua Willenborg

Tonelli helped the Islanders win 4 straight Stanley Cups from 1980-83. He was a 5x 30-goal scorer and reached the 50-point mark in 11 seasons. He also won a Canada Cup in 1985 and was the tournament's MVP. The 2x All-Star retired in 1992 with 325 goals and 836 points.

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John Tonelli Statistics

									Post
1973-1974	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.	69	18	37	55	62	-
1974-1975	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	70	49	86	135	85	-
1975-1976	Houston Aeros	WHA	79	17	14	31	66	11	Playoffs	17	7	7	14	18	8
1976-1977	Houston Aeros	WHA	80	24	31	55	109	14	Playoffs	11	3	4	7	12	-1
1977-1978	Houston Aeros	WHA	65	23	41	64	103	13	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	-4
1978-1979	New York Islanders	NHL	73	17	39	56	44	29	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	0	-
1979-1980	New York Islanders	NHL	77	14	30	44	49	8	Playoffs	21	7	9	16	18	-
1980-1981	New York Islanders	NHL	70	20	32	52	57	8	Playoffs	16	5	8	13	16	-
1981-1982	New York Islanders	NHL	80	35	58	93	57	48	Playoffs	19	6	10	16	18	-
1982-1983	New York Islanders	NHL	76	31	40	71	55	30	Playoffs	20	7	11	18	20	-
1983-1984	New York Islanders	NHL	73	27	40	67	66	21	Playoffs	17	1	3	4	31	-
1984-1985	New York Islanders	NHL	80	42	58	100	95	50	Playoffs	10	1	8	9	10	-
1984-1985	Canada	CC	8	3	6	9	2	2
1985-1986	New York Islanders	NHL	65	20	41	61	50	22
1985-1986	Calgary Flames	NHL	9	3	4	7	10	-1	Playoffs	22	7	9	16	49	-
1986-1987	Calgary Flames	NHL	78	20	31	51	72	-2	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-
1987-1988	Calgary Flames	NHL	74	17	41	58	84	10	Playoffs	6	2	5	7	8	-1
1988-1989	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	77	31	33	64	110	9	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	8	-3
1989-1990	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	73	31	37	68	62	-8	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	6	-6
1990-1991	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	71	14	16	30	49	3	Playoffs	12	2	4	6	12	1
1991-1992	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	33	1	7	8	37	2
1991-1992	Québec Nordiques	NHL	19	2	4	6	14	-7

John Tonelli Career Totals by League


CC	1	8	3	6	9	1.13	2	2	0
NHL	14	1028	325	511	836	0.81	911	222	13	172	40	75	115	0.67	200	-9*
OHA-Jr.	1	69	18	37	55	0.80	62	-	0
OMJHL (OHL)	1	70	49	86	135	1.93	85	-	0
WHA	3	224	64	86	150	0.67	278	38	3	34	11	14	25	0.74	38	3

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Tonelli Career Totals by Team


Calgary Flames	3	161	40	76	116	0.72	166	7	3	31	9	14	23	0.74	61	-1*
Canada (CC)	1	8	3	6	9	1.13	2	2	0
Chicago Blackhawks	1	33	1	7	8	0.24	37	2	0
Houston Aeros (WHA)	3	224	64	86	150	0.67	278	38	3	34	11	14	25	0.74	38	3
Los Angeles Kings	3	221	76	86	162	0.73	221	4	3	28	3	6	9	0.32	26	-8
New York Islanders	8	594	206	338	544	0.92	473	216	7	113	28	55	83	0.73	113	-
Québec Nordiques	1	19	2	4	6	0.32	14	-7	0
Toronto Marlboros	2	139	67	123	190	1.37	147	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

John Tonelli Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1974-1975	OMJHL First All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1980-1981	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1981-1982	NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1982-1983	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1984-1985	Canada Cup All-Star Team Canada Cup Champion Canada Cup MVP NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist

John Tonelli Biography and Trivia

Number 27 retired by New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders